IMDb has released list of the most popular Indian films and web series of the year so far. The list features titles released between January 1st 2021-June 3rd 2021. This list is based on IMDbPro data on the number of page views of IMDb users in India.
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10. The Great Indian Kitchen (Amazon Prime Video): The Great Indian Kitchen featured Nimisha Sajayan as a housewife enduring, and eventually liberating herself, from the torment of patriarchal conventions. Suraj Venjaramoodu played the indifferent husband.
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9. Krack (Aha): The cop drama Krack has Ravi Teja playing a hot-headed police officer with Samuthirakani donning the role of a merciless gangster. This flick is Ravi Teja’s third collaboration with director Gopichand Malineni after Don Seenu and Balupu.
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8. Maharani (Sony Liv): Showrunner Subhash Kapoor and director Karan Sharma have created Maharani, a 10-part political drama series on SonyLIV. Huma Qureshi stars as Rani Bharti, a woman pulled from her household and cattle-rearing chores to become the Chief Minister of Bihar.
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7. Vakeel Saab (Amazon Prime Video): Vakeel Saab is the Telugu remake of Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Pink. The story of Vakeel Saab is hinged on three women (Nivetha Thomas, Anjali, Ananya Nagalla). With this film, Pawan Kalyan marked his return to the cinema after four years.
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6. Karnan (Amazon Prime Video): Karnan, starring Dhanush and Lal, is filled with history of the oppressed, symbolisms, reverence to nattar deivangal or siru deivangal (small gods), subaltern cultural undertones, social mobility of the Dalits, and many many. What forms the crux of the movie is Podiyankulam villagers’ demand for a bus stop and transportation service. The issue can be seen as an approximation of various seemingly petty issues faced by Dalits away from the concretised urban agglomerations. The assertion of Dalit identity and the indisputable right to freedom of movement for the oppressed people that organically happens in the movie’s course.
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5. November Story (Disney Plus Hotstar): The seven-episode whodunnit, revolves around Ganesan (GM Kumar), a crime novel writer, suffering from Alzheimer's, who lives with his daughter Anuradha (Tamannaah Bhatia), an ethical hacker. On November 16th, Anuradha finds her father in their abandoned house with the dead body of a woman, who has been covered in paint. As the police reach the crime scene, all evidence is pointing at Ganesan, however his daughter claims his innocence and embarks on a journey to unveil the truth.
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4. Drishyam 2 (Amazon Prime Video): Produced by Antony Perumbavoor under the banner of Aashirvaad Cinemas, written and directed by Jeethu Joseph, Drishyam 2 stars Mohanlal in the lead role, along with Meena, Ansiba, Esther, Siddique, Asha Sharath, Murali Gopy, and Saikumar in pivotal roles. This film a sequel to blockbuster Drishyam, which released in 2013. The story revolves around a father and the measures he takes to save his family following an untoward crime.
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3. The White Tiger (Netflix): 'The White Tiger' revolves around an ambitious yet cunning Indian driver played by Adarsh Gourav who uses his sharp-witted tricks to escape from poverty. It has been directed by Ramin Bahrani of 'Fahrenheit 451' and '99 Homes' fame and has been executive produced by Priyanka along with Emmy award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay.
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2. Aspirants (TVF and YouTube): The series stars Naveen Kasturia, Abhilash Thapliyal, Sunny Hinduja and Shivankit Parihar. The show revolves around UPSC aspirants and the struggles they go through preparing for the civil services examination.
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1. Master (Amazon Prime Video): Vijay-starrer Master was the first big-budget star film to release in theatres post the pandemic ushering the audience back to movie halls. Actor Vijay Sethupathi, who plays the antagonist, locks horns with Vijay. This action flick has a star-studded lineup that includes Malavika Mohanan, Arjun Das, Andrea Jeremiah, Shanthanu Bhagyaraj and Nassar amongst others.
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